Thank you Jim Ryan . Because of you I started in 1974 running on trek . Even more I did copy uniform. Imagine in USSR on school competition i were running in USA team uniform . Now after so many years I became US citizen. Still remember my American run. Proud.
This was when Collegiate Track and Filed was a major sport. Wonderful TV coverage and National attention from all the networks.Marty Liquori and Jim Ryan = The 2 best miler runners of ALL TIME . Thanks for thie Great upload
@@stever1791 Ah, another combative one. El Guerrouj is better than Liquori and not simply because he ran faster times. He has far more hardware in Olympic and World Championship. He was also more dominant over his generation. I do agree with you that Ryan is in the top 2, certainly top 3 ever. When he was right, he was incredible. I would take Steve Ovett, and John Walker over Marty. Herb Elliott and Bernard Legat were ar least Marty's equal. Marty may indeed be in the top 2 or 3 U.S. miles of all time. Top 2 of all time in the world? No, not to me anyway and I doubt to anyone else, except you. Of course you are entitled to your opinion.
Walker, Ovett, Cram, Coe, El Guerooj, Morcelli…I would put these guys ahead of Liquori, and that’s me starting from the late 70s only to the early 2000s! If I go earlier to the present day, there’ll be a few more I’d place ahead of him. But we are all entitled to our own opinions.
djangorheinhardt: He was a great commentator as well for track + field. I especially remember his calling Steve Crams world record mile run at Bislett, 1986 or thereabouts. Classy runner and commentator.
@@mikevaldez7684 His career wasn't short-lived. He made the 1968 Olympic team as a 19-year-old and retired after the 1980 Olympic Trials (I was there and saw him throw his spikes into the stands at Hayward Field). Twelve years is a pretty good run, especially for those days, when there was much less financial support for T&F athletes than there is now. It's true that he was injured at the wrong times, but he won numerous U.S. titles over 1,500/mile and set the AR for the 5,000 when he moved up to that distance. Overall, he had a great career.
StephenNu9 As do I, and it was a great race. By the way, Jim Ryan never LET anyone beat him in his life, NOT EVER!!! It's true that Ryan wasn't in top race shape this day and Marty was. Very compelling race though even if Ryan was past it.
3:54.6 - pretty good time for such a slow start. It's too bad Liquori and Ryan didn't push a faster pace earlier in the race, I think they are both capable of a little more here.
What is with all the know nothings jumping on the track and getting in the way of the rest of the field? Marty was great, love him, he became a great 5000 man too, but he could not touch Mr. Ryun in his prime.
Thank you Jim Ryan . Because of you I started in 1974 running on trek . Even more I did copy uniform. Imagine in USSR on school competition i were running in USA team uniform . Now after so many years I became US citizen. Still remember my American run. Proud.
Love the post race interview - very classy rivals.
What a brilliant, intelligent, gutsy, and clutch race by Liquori. Goes up in the pantheon with Bayi-Walker and Coe's first Golden Mile. Thank you!
Also Ryun vs. Snell (the second time they raced) in 1965... absolute classic.
I was in the stands that day, a youth of 14 with a seat down pretty low just back of the finish line. I'll never forget it.
I watched this on TV - I was 11 and I never forgot it. To actually be there - wow!
That's so cool, great memory!
I was there with my dad that night. Great moment. Thanks for uploading
Oh my god, 2:03-1:50 negative split. 2 of the best in history there.
This was when Collegiate Track and Filed was a major sport. Wonderful TV coverage and National attention from all the networks.Marty Liquori and Jim Ryan = The 2 best miler runners of ALL TIME . Thanks for thie Great upload
The 2 best milers of all time? Hmm. Ryan, maybe. Liquori; great? Sure. Top 2 ever? That's a tough, tough sell.
@@drobson8004 Go Ahead Sell me then ?
@@stever1791 Ah, another combative one. El Guerrouj is better than Liquori and not simply because he ran faster times. He has far more hardware in Olympic and World Championship. He was also more dominant over his generation. I do agree with you that Ryan is in the top 2, certainly top 3 ever. When he was right, he was incredible. I would take Steve Ovett, and John Walker over Marty. Herb Elliott and Bernard Legat were ar least Marty's equal. Marty may indeed be in the top 2 or 3 U.S. miles of all time. Top 2 of all time in the world? No, not to me anyway and I doubt to anyone else, except you. Of course you are entitled to your opinion.
Walker, Ovett, Cram, Coe, El Guerooj, Morcelli…I would put these guys ahead of Liquori, and that’s me starting from the late 70s only to the early 2000s! If I go earlier to the present day, there’ll be a few more I’d place ahead of him.
But we are all entitled to our own opinions.
@@drobson8004 OMG you even agree on their greatness. why Argue this minor point. Go watch another sport for the nest 3 years will ya
I can't believe they allowed that mob at the finish.
A photo from the closing strides graced the cover of Sports Illustrated.
On the cover of Sports Illustrated there was a picture of Liquori passing Ryun with the caption Liquori Grins and Wins.
I was there, we were happy.
Marty Liquori is now a leading Jazz guitar player in the USA,and quite well known in Europe too.
djangorheinhardt: He was a great commentator as well for track + field. I especially remember his calling Steve Crams world record mile run at Bislett, 1986 or thereabouts. Classy runner and commentator.
He was quite an outspoken commentator of various things and athletes,especially Lasse Viren !!!!
@@runcaz7802 Liquori had a short lived, injury prone track career & was always complaining about various ailments....
@@mikevaldez7684 His career wasn't short-lived. He made the 1968 Olympic team as a 19-year-old and retired after the 1980 Olympic Trials (I was there and saw him throw his spikes into the stands at Hayward Field). Twelve years is a pretty good run, especially for those days, when there was much less financial support for T&F athletes than there is now. It's true that he was injured at the wrong times, but he won numerous U.S. titles over 1,500/mile and set the AR for the 5,000 when he moved up to that distance. Overall, he had a great career.
I remember watching that race on TV.
StephenNu9 As do I, and it was a great race. By the way, Jim Ryan never LET anyone beat him in his life, NOT EVER!!! It's true that Ryan wasn't in top race shape this day and Marty was. Very compelling race though even if Ryan was past it.
Thanks for uploading this! A treat indeed.
3:54.6 - pretty good time for such a slow start. It's too bad Liquori and Ryan didn't push a faster pace earlier in the race, I think they are both capable of a little more here.
Sadly,Marty's high school has been closed for almost two decades.
LEGEND
AHHH!!!!!! THANKYOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO!!!!!!
Brilliant Brilliant race
Not much of a dream mile going out in 2:03 at the half, that's like a good high school time today.
What is your time Sandy, I was 14 and ran a 1:48 880 in 10th grade.I could never break 4 minutes though.
that was in 75
But not too many high schoolers would be able to come back in 0:57 and 0:54, around 1:51 for the second half.
Kent May 880 feet?
+mdteletom 1 Exactly so, and well put! I was going to remark on this fact, as well :) Thank you.
was this at Penn?
"The worst part of the race right now."
Too true
Marty Liquori is a fine jazz guitarist at this point in his life
2021, he still is in these times.
Liquori recently gave up guitar for harp...
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@liget17 yes
What is with all the know nothings jumping on the track and getting in the way of the rest of the field?
Marty was great, love him, he became a great 5000 man too, but he could not touch Mr. Ryun in his prime.
Ha ha, really?
That's how it was done before performance enhancing drugs!
Bill Elliott No official world mile record has been set on enhancing drugs, has it?
Well the next year was 1972 and the Olympics and Lasse Viren.......!!
Bill Elliot
Ryan loved anabolic steroids...
ryun let him win
Hardly. Liquori was in race shape; Ryun wasn't (yet). Really as simple as that. Liquori finished that year ranked #1 in the world for the mile/1500m.
Ryun had taken some time off in 1969-70, and wouldn't be back in top form for another year.
Liquori won by force. Ryun was beaten by the better man that day.
@@Watkinsstudio thats correct, Liquori was so focused on this race. @ champions fo sure
Ryan was burned out by this point in his career
All loaded with steroids. ..ALL OF THEM !!LOL.